Arc System Works has issued an apology and provided troubleshooting guidelines for PC players experiencing significant gameplay and performance issues during the open beta for Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls. The developer acknowledged the problems over the weekend, responding to a wave of player complaints on social media and Reddit.
Reports from PC players suggest that the game may be heavily utilizing a single CPU thread, possibly due to anti-cheat measures and architecture inherited from the PlayStation 5 version. Some users have noted the presence of multiple Sony sub-services running concurrently with the game. Players have described inconsistent performance, with some systems struggling to run the game even on low settings with upscalers, while others experience drastic performance drops.
Beyond performance, players have also cited issues with the game's input buffering, reporting that commands, particularly motion inputs for special moves, are frequently not registered correctly. This can lead to unintended inputs being recognized, disrupting combo execution. Another point of contention is the requirement to sign into PlayStation Network every time the game is closed, which players find to be an unnecessary and inconvenient hurdle.
The open beta period is intended to identify such issues before the full release. While the primary release date for Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls is set for August 6th, 2026, Arc System Works has confirmed that the team is actively investigating the reported problems and working on fixes. An update on their progress will be shared as more information becomes available.
While the developers investigate, some temporary fixes have been circulating within the community, such as enabling the 'execute shader warmup' setting. The development team itself has shared additional troubleshooting steps, though they caution that these are not officially confirmed solutions. Further details can be found in their official threads.
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls, developed by Guilty Gear studio Arc System Works, was unveiled last year. The full roster for the game has been confirmed, including characters such as Storm, Magik, Wolverine, Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man, Black Panther, Hulk, Doctor Doom, Magneto, and others. The game is also facing availability issues in over 100 countries due to its PSN linking requirement, alongside its planned release on PC and PS5 on August 6th, 2026.